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'''Bayfront Auditorium''' (known as the '''Pensacola Municipal Auditorium''' until [[1988]]) was a building that sat for fifty years at the foot of [[Palafox Street]], overlooking [[Pensacola Bay]]. It was demolished in [[2005]]. | '''Bayfront Auditorium''' (known as the '''Pensacola Municipal Auditorium''' until [[1988]]) was a building that sat for fifty years at the foot of [[Palafox Street]], overlooking [[Pensacola Bay]]. It was demolished in [[2005]]. | ||
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Planning for the auditorium was begun in the early 1950s. The development faced early opposition from the [[Saenger Theatre]]'s owners and others who questioned "the right of the city to levy amusement taxes which would tax the theatres for the construction of a competitive business."<ref>"Saenger Continues Fight On Pensacola Auditorium." ''Boxoffice'', July 14, 1951.</ref> | Planning for the auditorium was begun in the early 1950s. The development faced early opposition from the [[Saenger Theatre]]'s owners and others who questioned "the right of the city to levy amusement taxes which would tax the theatres for the construction of a competitive business."<ref>"Saenger Continues Fight On Pensacola Auditorium." ''Boxoffice'', July 14, 1951.</ref> | ||